Verbalpräfixe - Vorsilben bei Zeitwörtern
This verb prefix guide, with a prefix chart, is part of Lesson 19 of our of free German for Beginners course. To learn more about German verbs, also see our German Verbs section .
SAMPLE SENTENCES
Below are sample sentences with separable (trennbar) and inseparable (untrennbar) prefixes.
In the examples below, the separable or inseparable prefix is shown in red, as in anfangen (to begin, sep.) or versprechen (to promise, insep.). Each verb is shown with various pronouns/persons and in various tenses.
Verb Prefixes > Inseparable | Separable | Dual
> Sample Sentences with verb prefixes
| Separable Prefix Verbs | ||
| Verb | Deutsch English |
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| P r e s e n t T e n s e | ||
| anfangen | Wann fangen wir an? When do we begin? |
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| anfangen | Wann fängt sie an? When does she begin? |
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| einatmen | Bitte atmen Sie tief ein. Please take a deep breath. |
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| P r e s . P e r f e c t T e n s e | ||
| NOTE: Separable-prefix verbs use the normal past participle prefix ge- in the perfect tenses. See the examples below. | ||
| anfangen | Wann haben sie angefangen? When did they begin? |
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| P a s t P e r f e c t T e n s e | ||
| anfangen | Wann hatten Sie angefangen? When had you begun? |
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| P a s t T e n s e | ||
| anfangen | Wann fingen wir an? When did we begin? |
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| anfangen | Wann fing sie an? When did she begin? |
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| W i t h M o d a l s | ||
| anfangen | Können wir heute anfangen? Can we begin today? |
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| anfangen | Ich muss jetzt anfangen. I have to begin now. |
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| Inseparable Prefix Verbs | ||
| Verb | Deutsch English |
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| P r e s e n t T e n s e | ||
| versprechen | Ich verspreche nichts. I'm not promising anything. |
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| versprechen | Was versprichst du mir? What are you promising me? |
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| P r e s . P e r f e c t T e n s e | ||
| NOTE: Inseparable-prefix verbs do not use the normal past participle prefix ge- in the perfect tenses. See the examples below. | ||
| versprechen | Was hast du mir versprochen? What did you promise me? |
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